by Research Team | Dec 27, 2014 | Health News
Nicolette Sullivan, lead author and doctoral student at Caltech, right, oversees Weiyan Chee, 27, as she participates in a test of how the “tastiness” and the “healthiness” of a food influence the choices of what we eat. PASADENA >> Giving a few extra seconds of...
by Research Team | Dec 27, 2014 | Health News
Rachel Rieger figured getting diagnosed with celiac disease and having to rid gluten from her diet meant she could no longer partake of the wheat-based communion bread that represents a key facet of her Catholic faith. She was thrilled when her priest in Cleveland,...
by Research Team | Dec 27, 2014 | Health News
The Oklahoma Department of Health says the death toll due to influenza this season remains at six after no new deaths were recorded in the state during the past week. State health officials said Friday 70 more people were hospitalized with flu -like symptoms between...
by Research Team | Dec 25, 2014 | Health News
Associated Press files A health care worker dons protective gear at an Ebola treatment center in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in October. ( One year into the world’s worst Ebola outbreak, doctors are reporting an encouraging sign: About 70 percent of patients in a...
by Research Team | Dec 25, 2014 | Health News
The Minnesota Department of Health says a third young person has died of influenza as the flu season hits early and hard. State infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann told Minnesota Public Radio News that the child, who was not identified, might have had other...
by Research Team | Dec 25, 2014 | Health News
Kightlinger says the state has seen 144 lab-confirmed flu cases during the 2014-2015 season. Forty-eight people have been hospitalized.